The Family Advisory Board for Athens-Clarke County Schools hosted a forum for candidates running for the Board of Education last week.
All Board of Education candidates attended the event. In order from right to left, they are: Carl Blount (District 3), Reginald Willis (District 3), Adam Shirley (District 7), Lillie Brooks (District 7), Heather Fletcher (District 5), Fred Smith, Sr. (District) 5), Irami Osei-Frimpong (District 8) and Mark Evans (District 9). Heidi Hensley, who is running unopposed, did not attend the debate. Irami Osei-Frimpong is not running for Board of Education in this election cycle, but he is planning to run in the District 8 special election to replace outgoing member Nicole Hull.
The forum was moderated by Jami Mays of the Family Advisory Board.
0:00 – Intro
4:34 – Opening statements
20:11 – Shaping state level policies
27:26 – Charter system renewal
33:33 – Encouraging involvement in LSGTs
42:19 – Encouraging volunteering
54:50 – ‘Who has authority’ quiz
1:04:40 – Too many parental notifications?
1:11:06 – Taxes & school funding
1:22:34 – Nonprofits & MOUs
1:30:34 – Shortcomings of school system
1:45:09 – Holding failing students back
1:52:05 – Control groups
1:55:05 – How the community can help our kids
If you don’t have time to watch, Rebecca McCarthy wrote an article about this forum for Flagpole.
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